Question: Think of another examples of guiding noticing activities

Prepared by: VejayaLetchumi SyakirahBasri WanFadzleen NurulNadzirah

What is noticing?

Noticing is basically the idea that if learners pay attention to the form and meaning of certain language structures in input, this will contribute to

the internalization of the rule

(Batstone, 1996)

LISTENING TO NOTICE
Students listen to the same text again, but are given a gap-fill exercise. The target form is missing and the students simply fill it in exactly as they hear it to help them notice the form.
Eg: John: I work with Tom. Sue: Oh, so what do you do? John: I ______ a teacher.

LISTENING TO COMPREHEND
Students listen to comprehend a text that has been structured to contain several examples of the target form.
Eg: Comprehension questions. 1) Where are these people? 2) What do they do for a living? Text John: Hello. My name is John. What's your name? Sue: My name is Sue. What brings you to this party?

John: I work with Tom.

UNDERSTANDING THE GRAMMAR POINT

With help from the teacher, the students analyze the data and "discover" the rule.
Eg: Analyze the following sentences. At the bottom of the page, write a rule to describe the patterns you find. 1. A) I AM a teacher. B) If I WERE a teacher, I would go crazy.

Your Rule (your guess): _________________________________________________ Real Rule (from book or teacher): _________________________________________________

CHECKING
Students are given a written text containing errors and are asked to correct them.
Eg: Look at the underlined part in the following sentences. If the sentence contains an error, correct it. If it does not contain any errors, write Correct.

________ 1. I were a lawyer.

________ 2. If I were a lawyer, I would make more money.

TRYING IT
Students apply their knowledge in a production activity.
Eg: Use the following prompts to make conditional sentences for conversation with a partner. Example: (You) -- (President of the U.S.) Person A: If you were the President of the U.S., what would you do? Person B: If I were the President of the U.S., I would get rid of taxes.
1. (you) -- (movie star) 2. (he -- another student in the class) -- (rich man)